manual assessment at Jag/Land Rover

tee_boy

hi there im a newbie on here and some interesting threads about manpower and jlr, i recieved my phone call on monday 3/12/12 from a random mobile number telling me i was succesful start date 7th jan ,so i was well overjoyed!! upon reading the stories on here about less pay i wasnt told this on the call ive called the mobile back repeatidly one person answered and could not give me any answers or reassurance on pay BUT did confirm it was less than the £11.42 i was told at interview and is still advertised on there website for operatives, but couldnt answer any more questions i asked ,, shift pay ? hol pay? bank hols or any t&cs so ive been offered a temporary job nothing in writing nowt to confirm pay or t&cs and im meant to give a months notice where i work at present can anyone shed light on my dilema ???? cheers

alright_dave

tee_boy wrote: »

hi there im a newbie on here and some interesting threads about manpower and jlr, i recieved my phone call on monday 3/12/12 from a random mobile number telling me i was succesful start date 7th jan ,so i was well overjoyed!! upon reading the stories on here about less pay i wasnt told this on the call ive called the mobile back repeatidly one person answered and could not give me any answers or reassurance on pay BUT did confirm it was less than the £11.42 i was told at interview and is still advertised on there website for operatives, but couldnt answer any more questions i asked ,, shift pay ? hol pay? bank hols or any t&cs so ive been offered a temporary job nothing in writing nowt to confirm pay or t&cs and im meant to give a months notice where i work at present can anyone shed light on my dilema ???? cheers

It all depends on risk. JLR are very much a company on the up and will be for a while yet. They are very strict on lateness/sick days.

It's a great place to work and I really can't see myself leaving in the foreseeable. The work is hard and you do go home aching for the first couple of weeks but if you're a grafter then you'll have no problem getting on with it.

Jamesa89

Hi everyone, I had my interview this Monday (3rd) and got the email about successfully completing all stages on Wednesday so now just waiting to hear back. I was told on the day that I would be contacted within 7 days if successful or not.

I had a text today though of manpower regarding opportunities at jaguar land rover! :$

zam121

start my training on monday however trying to call the manpower number they called from but not getting response. i know i finsh at 3.30 for training but unsure of starting time i think 7 or 7.30 any1 got any ideas. also recieved letter from manpower today with a letter stating i am allowed to park in opus car park across mcdonlads do i put that letter in windscreen when i park there

RichardD1970

tee_boy wrote: »

hi there im a newbie on here and some interesting threads about manpower and jlr, i recieved my phone call on monday 3/12/12 from a random mobile number telling me i was succesful start date 7th jan ,so i was well overjoyed!! upon reading the stories on here about less pay i wasnt told this on the call ive called the mobile back repeatidly one person answered and could not give me any answers or reassurance on pay BUT did confirm it was less than the £11.42 i was told at interview and is still advertised on there website for operatives, but couldnt answer any more questions i asked ,, shift pay ? hol pay? bank hols or any t&cs so ive been offered a temporary job nothing in writing nowt to confirm pay or t&cs and im meant to give a months notice where i work at present can anyone shed light on my dilema ???? cheers

I think (quick calculation) that the pay for new starters in Jan will be approx £10.45 for days. Shift allowance will obviously depend on which shift pattern but ranges upto 33% for nights. And after 12 weeks you get an attendance bonus of just under £30 pw (don't know if this will be the same rate in new year but think so).

Holiday pay is accrued as you work and when there is a shut down you can specify how much of your accrued holiday pay to take for that shut down. I think you have all bank holidays off.

Only you can decide if it is worth handing in your notice at your present job, but I personally think that the Jag is on the up and as secure as any job out there.

jim12578

hi guys had my manual assesment yesterday and was told that if succesfull would get a call back for an interview next week as they are looking to take on in january but just had an email saying it would take 30-60 days till they git in touch . Is this the standard waiting time

nosskibird

jim12578 wrote: »

hi guys had my manual assesment yesterday and was told that if succesfull would get a call back for an interview next week as they are looking to take on in january but just had an email saying it would take 30-60 days till they git in touch . Is this the standard waiting time

Hiya my friend had the manual assessments on Monday. They sent him that 30-60 day text but he got confirmation by text today that he'd passed good luck hope you hear soon

MINIFITZY

What are the people like who test you? I'm worried that I won't understand how to do the tests in the first place..... Are they explained and shown to us properly????

Willo667

Hi There ,
I passed all my assessments and interview nearly 3 months ago and i finished the magnet test in all procedures ok and did the brake building test completely in just over 5 minutes and the interview went great .I phoned up a lady at manpower last week and said they are recruiting after christmas and i wil go on the" hot list" ,I have no idea as to how the recruitment process works as there are people on here who have started a few weeks after their confirmation email and others who have started months after??,
Can anyone shed any light on how the recruitment process works ?

alright_dave

Willo667 wrote: »

Hi There ,
I passed all my assessments and interview nearly 3 months ago and i finished the magnet test in all procedures ok and did the brake building test completely in just over 5 minutes and the interview went great .I phoned up a lady at manpower last week and said they are recruiting after christmas and i wil go on the" hot list" ,I have no idea as to how the recruitment process works as there are people on here who have started a few weeks after their confirmation email and others who have started months after??,
Can anyone shed any light on how the recruitment process works ?

It's a mystery to us all mate, I think they just pull names out of a hat.